Post on 07-Aug-2015
Being a #DigitalNative
March 2014– www.iearnpk.org
Hi! My name is Abdullah Syed.
Or a Millennial. I am part of the Generation Y.
Or as TIME Magazine calls us
The ME ME ME Generation
This is called a Selfie.
I took almost 1300 of these during 2013. (~3 per day)
Selfie was also 2013 Word of The Year.
My day begins on Twitter On my Android smartphone.
I follow more than
1300 People.
They talk about my interests on Twitter.
Around
2600 Follow me.
Since March 2011,
than 30,000 times.
almost 30 tweets a day.
I have 2800 Facebook Friends.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
Islamabad.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
New York.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
Berlin.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
Beijing.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
Milan.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
Kabul.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
Houston.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
Istanbul.
I constantly stay in touch with friends from
ALL over the world.
anymore.
Google Maps on my smartphone does it for me.
Weather updates, calculations, reminders, homework
I do everything
SMS is passé now all my friends use WhatsApp.
We send photos, videos, text and voice notes. I am in 9 different groupchats CONSTANTLY.
I have almost 1000 followers on Instagram.
I record, capture and share my moments including my meals.
I regularly use Google search on four different devices.
Last month, I searched for a little over 6000 keywords.
searches PER DAY.
My world is Interactive
My world is Fast
My world is Easy
My world is Accessible
My world is Likeable
My world is Shareable
My world is Fun
My world is Social
My world is new.
My world is new.
My world is new.
Our
& I am NOT an exception.
This is how we look.
This is how we live.
This is how we learn.
If you want to teach us,
you first have to reach us.
Thank You!
www.iearnpk.org